Making Connections Through Music Making Connections Through MusicSM Take part in a volunteer led group music program! The Making Connections Through MusicSM program is designed to increase engagement and create social opportunities for individuals living with dementia. If your facility serves older adults aged 55+ with memory challenges, we invite you to join us as a delivery site for... Read more
BRI Care Consultation™ BRI Care Consultation is an evidence-based care-coaching program, delivered conveniently through telephone and email, that empowers both family and friend caregivers and the person receiving care to create meaningful, lasting improvements in the care environment. Read more
SHARE for Dementia SHARE for Dementia An evidence-based care-planning program that empowers adults with early-stage dementia and their families to get the most out of today while planning for tomorrow. Engaging families early in the dementia journey SHARE fills an important gap in dementia care by engaging the person with early-stage dementia and their care partner in planning... Read more
Best Programs for Caregiving Best Programs for Caregivers is a free online, searchable database of evidence-based dementia support programs for family caregivers, providing detailed information for both professionals and the public to learn about the availability of these proven-effective programs. Read more
Advocacy Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging is committed to staying engaged in, and sharing, the latest public policy news affecting older adults, caregivers and the professionals who care for them. Read more
About Us Established in 1961, the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging is one of the nation’s premier and longest-standing centers for applied aging research that is part of a home and community-based service delivery organization. Read more
Specialty Focus Areas Explore our areas of expertise Much of our dementia-specific research involves both the person living with dementia and their family or friend caregiver, as this is often the most effective method for achieving lasting impact. The SHARE for Dementia program is a dyadic intervention based on two decades of research offering recently diagnosed individuals a... Read more
Research Services Evaluation Research Services from Benjamin Rose on Institute on Aging measure the effectiveness of your program outcomes and the satisfaction of your clients— giving you the tools you need to modify and improve both. Read more
